On 20/02/2018 10:45 PM, alan_m wrote:
> On 20/02/2018 08:33, ultred ragnusen wrote:
>
>> Luckily it's easy to dismount, remount, and statically balance (and
>> dynamically test) a tire yourself,
>
> You are joking! I've seen on many occasions how much effort goes into
> removing/replacing a tyre from/on the rim using the specialised tyre
> fitting equipment. There is also the 15/30 minutes for blowing up a
> completely flat tyre with one of those little 12V compressors that fit
> into the cigarette lighter socket.
>
> I can just see all those inexperienced people breaking/chipping their
> alloy rims using breaker bars.
>
> For the money I pay to get a puncture repaired (and dynamically
> balanced) by a tyre shop it's not worth the effort to even consider
> Do-it-Yourself.Â* Without researching prices, I'll bet here in the UK the
> cost of obtaining one or two proper tyre repair patches would actually
> be close to the cost of using someone who does it for a living.
>
I'm with you. Repairing punctures was something I had to do as part of
my trade. Even with the gear, it was a pain to do, especially truck and
tractor tyres. At 65, I'm quite happy to pay someone much younger to do
the job for me.


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